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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2016
Astoria Police has new sergeant
Offi ces close to mark Christmas
Offi cer Randall
has been with
force 13 years
The Daily Astorian
Since Christmas Day is
on a Sunday, the holiday is
mainly being observed on
Monday. All federal and state
offi ces are closed Monday.
County offi ces and Astoria
city offi ces and services close
at noon Friday and are closed
Monday. Warrenton and Can-
non Beach city halls are closed
Friday and Monday. Gearhart
city hall closes early Friday
and is closed Monday. Seaside
city hall is closed Monday. All
U.S. post offi ces are closed
Monday, and there is no mail
delivery.
Astoria, Jewell, Knappa,
Warrenton/Hammond, Seaside
(including Cannon Beach and
Gearhart schools) and Ocean
Beach School District schools
and Clatsop Community Col-
lege are closed for winter
vacation.
The Astoria Library and
Seaside Library are closed
By ERICK BENGEL
The Daily Astorian
Astoria Police Chief Brad
Johnston announced this
week he is promoting Offi cer
Andrew Randall, a 13-year
veteran of the department, to
sergeant effective Dec. 31.
Randall, who was one of
two candidates for the job,
will take an oath of offi ce and
receive his badge at the Jan.
3 Astoria City Council meet-
ing. The position has been
open for more than a year,
since Eric Halverson was pro-
moted to deputy chief.
Randall has served as a
detective, fi eld training offi -
cer, shift supervisor and acting
sergeant. A two-time recipi-
ent of the Sgt. James D. Shep-
herd Achievement Award,
Randall holds an advanced
police offi cer certifi cation and
has already attended several
supervision courses, Johnston
said in a release.
Randall was the detec-
tive and lead investigator
in a high-profi le case from
several years ago involving
the aggravated murder of a
Danny Miller/The Daily Astorian
Astoria Police Department Officer Andrew Randall talks
to dispatch after pulling over someone for speeding.
woman by her boyfriend in
Emerald Heights.
“It’s one of the three worst
domestic abuses that I think
we’ve seen as an agency,”
Johnston said.
For the application process,
the candidates underwent emo-
tional intelligence testing, an
interview, and gave a presen-
tation to department leadership
on police legitimacy and proce-
dural justice. The presentation
is a kind of research project
where the candidates discussed
their understanding of the
issues, what the department is
already doing about them and
where it could improve.
“Sergeant is one of the
most important roles in our
organization. The sergeants
are on the scene and imple-
ment the policies of the
department,” Johnston wrote.
“I have no doubt that Sgt.
Randall will be successful in
his endeavors.”
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
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Cloudy with a couple of
showers
ALMANAC
Colleen Dilkes
Clinton Township, Michigan
Nov. 10, 1929 — Nov. 28, 2016
Chilly with more clouds
than sun
48
40
Rain at times
Tillamook
35/45
Rain
First
Salem
32/42
Newport
35/44
Jan 5
Coos Bay
36/47
Last
Jan 12
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
TOMORROW'S TIDES
Astoria / Port Docks
Time
3:22 a.m.
4:37 p.m.
Low
2.9 ft.
1.1 ft.
Burns
16/26
Lakeview
19/27
Ashland
25/37
REGIONAL CITIES
City
Baker City
Bend
Brookings
Eugene
Ilwaco
Klamath Falls
Medford
Newberg
Newport
North Bend
Hi
22
38
46
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Lo
10
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28
36
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33
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City
Olympia
Pendleton
Portland
Roseburg
Salem
Seaside
Spokane
Springfi eld
Vancouver
Yakima
Hi
39
35
41
45
44
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TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER
NATIONAL CITIES
Hi
57
42
35
49
37
39
61
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81
37
42
55
61
57
82
57
69
45
51
48
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42
54
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Associated Press
Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2016
Tonight's Sky: The northern cross, which is also
known as Cygnus, the swan, stands almost straight
up from the northwest horizon before midnight.
Today
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Baker
18/26
Ontario
23/33
Klamath Falls
18/30
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Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy,
sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries,
sn-snow, i-ice.
Colleen Dilkes, 87, a past resi-
Colleen is survived by her sister,
dent of Seaside, passed away Mon-
Eula Bishop Fish of Florence, Ore-
gon; her son, Larry Knutson of Clin-
day, Nov. 28, at her home in Clinton
ton Township, Michigan; son Bob
Township, Michigan, surrounded by
Mills of Florence; daughter Marcee
her family and loved ones.
Teeters of Eugene, Oregon; grand-
Colleen was born Nov. 10, 1929,
daughter Misty Merrill of St. Louis,
in the New Llano Colony, Leesville,
Missouri; grandson Brent Merrill
Louisiana.
of Beaverton, Oregon; plus numer-
While residing in Seaside, Col-
ous nieces, nephews, grandchil-
leen worked as a Realtor, was a board
Colleen Dilkes
dren, great-grandchildren and two
member of Parks and Recreation, an
great-great- grandkids.
active member of the Seaside Lion-
A celebration of life will be held this coming
ess Club, and an American Legion Auxiliary
summer in Florence, Oregon.
member.
Endangered Puget Sound orca
found dead off Canadian coast
La Grande
23/29
Roseburg
34/43
Brookings
35/46
Jan 19
John Day
26/30
Bend
18/30
Medford
29/39
UNDER THE SKY
High
8.8 ft.
7.0 ft.
Prineville
18/32
Lebanon
33/41
Eugene
31/41
Full
Pendleton
27/32
The Dalles
27/36
Portland
33/41
SUN AND MOON
City
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
El Paso
Fairbanks
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Memphis
Miami
Nashville
New Orleans
New York
Oklahoma City
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Seattle
Washington, DC
45
40
Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs.
ASTORIA
36/46
Sunset tonight ........................... 4:34 p.m.
Sunrise Saturday ........................ 7:57 a.m.
Moonrise today ........................... 2:25 a.m.
Moonset today ........................... 1:38 p.m.
Time
9:39 a.m.
10:49 p.m.
TUESDAY
REGIONAL WEATHER
Precipitation
Thursday .......................................... 0.31"
Month to date ................................... 8.27"
Normal month to date ....................... 7.07"
Year to date .................................... 84.77"
Normal year to date ........................ 64.69"
Dec 28
44
34
Cloudy
Astoria through Thursday.
Temperatures
High/low ....................................... 43°/31°
Normal high/low ........................... 48°/36°
Record high ............................ 59° in 1999
Record low ............................. 15° in 1983
New
MONDAY
SEATTLE — Scientists
say an orca found dead off
the coast of British Colum-
bia belongs to the endangered
population of killer whales that
spend time in Washington state
waters.
Center for Whale Research
scientist Ken Balcomb said
Thursday that he and others
have confi rmed the whale was
an 18-year-old male called
J-34. They based the identifi -
cation on photographs and its
unique markings.
The orca was seen fl oating
near the shore Tuesday near
Sechelt, about 40 miles north-
west of Vancouver.
The whale was towed to
a beach, and Canadian offi -
cials performed a necropsy
Wednesday.
The Seattle Times and CTV
News Vancouver reported that
the whale suffered blunt-force
Associated Press
EUGENE — A Univer-
sity of Oregon law profes-
sor who wore blackface to a
Halloween party is fi ghting
back against an investigative
report released by the univer-
sity that found she violated
the institution’s anti-discrim-
ination policies and caused
damage to the law school.
The
Register-Guard
reported that Nancy Shurtz is
calling the report “supremely
public retaliation.”
Shurtz says the report
includes errors that take her
actions out of context and she
is consulting with an attorney.
She came under fi re for
wearing black face paint and a
Associated Press
BANDON — A small
earthquake struck in deep
water off the Oregon Coast in
the early morning hours Fri-
day, but no damage or injuries
were reported.
The magnitude 4.3 temblor
hit at 3:14 a.m. Pacifi c time
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She says her costume
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WEDNESDAY
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Happy New Year 2017!
trauma to the head, according
to the Canada Department of
Fisheries and Oceans, which
could indicate the orca was
struck and killed by a boating
vessel.
Balcomb said in a state-
ment that at least four mem-
bers of the J pod, one of three
families of southern resident
killer whales, have died this
year.
The population now totals
79 animals.
UO professor who wore
blackface lashes out at school
PUBLIC MEETINGS
New Years Eve
day, and reopens Monday. The
Astoria Aquatic Center is open
from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday,
closed Sunday, and open regu-
lar hours Monday.
The Clatsop County Her-
itage Museum is closed Sat-
urday through Monday. The
Oregon Film Museum, Flavel
House and Carriage House are
closed Saturday and Sunday.
The Uppertown Firefi ghters’
Museum is closed for the win-
ter. Capt. Gray’s Port of Play
and Lil’ Sprouts are closed
Friday through Monday. Fort
Clatsop and the Columbia
River Maritime Museum are
closed Sunday only. The Sea-
side Museum is closed Sun-
day, and open Monday.
Sunset Empire Transpor-
tation (“The Bus”) is not run-
ning Sunday, but resumes ser-
vice Monday.
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Monday.
The
Warren-
ton Library is closed Friday
through Monday. All Timber-
land libraries in Washington
state, including Ilwaco, Ocean
Park and Naselle, are closed
Saturday through Monday.
The Port of Astoria offi ces
and services are closed Friday
and Monday.
Garbage collection through
Recology Western Oregon
(covering Astoria, Seaside,
Gearhart and Cannon Beach),
city of Warrenton garbage col-
lection, and Peninsula Sanita-
tion (covering the Long Beach,
Washington, Peninsula) are not
affected by the holiday. Recol-
ogy Western Oregon’s transfer
station closes at 2 p.m. Satur-
day, but is open Monday; the
Warrenton c ustomer s ervice
offi ce is closed Monday. The
Seaside Recycle Depot and
Peninsula Sanitation’s transfer
station are open Monday.
The Sunset Pool in Seaside
is closed Saturday and Sun-
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